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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach at the elementary level. Yesterday afternoon, I had a student repeatedly vomit in the classroom. I escorted the child to the health room and mom came to pick up the child from school. Well, the child was back in school today. The health tech called the parent who said the child felt better and “insisted” on coming to school today. Since the child didn’t have a fever, child was allowed to stay in school. There is a stomach virus going around the building. This wasn’t a case of the child ate something for lunch and it disagreed with them. This kid was vomiting large amounts over and over again. The child looked sick and miserable all day long. However, since child’s temperature was normal, there wasn’t a thing that could be done.

Parent won’t respond to phone calls, so I’m out of luck there.

Please keep your sick kids at home. Please.[/quote]

This wasn’t a case of the child ate something for lunch and it disagreed with them. This kid was vomiting large amounts over and over again.

Not defending the parents..but food poisoning does this too.[/quote]

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That sounds horrible for YOU that a child was throwing up. Seriously?
I don't see any need to defend the parents because I don't know what they did wrong. As PP said, the child could have had food poisoning and felt better after throwing up. You don't know the specifics of how the child was feeling and acting in the evening and morning so you are in no place to judge. It sounds like you don't have kids yet.

Some people have mentioned a 24 hour no vomiting rule. If there is one why didn't the health tech just send the child home? That would have solved the problem. If there isn't one why would the health tech call the parent? Was the child acting sick again? Looking "miserable" is not a reason to send a kid home. Half the kids in DC's class look "miserable" on any given day and it could be they are sick, tired, someone bullied them or they just got yelled at for bouncing a ball in the hallway.

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